Greb won the newspaper decision. (Bridgeport Stadard Telegram) The Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Philadelphia Record, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Pittsburgh Post also reported Greb as the winner. The Post said that Greb gave Petroskey an awful beating, but the Sailor stuck it out. It was just a very one-sided fight. Petroskey landed only a few blows, none of consequence. The crowd called for it to be stopped, but the referee let it continue to the end.

referee: Jack WelshKlaus claimed World Middleweight title
"The fighters stood in the middle of the ring and exchanged punches round after round, until the audience wondered how either was able to take so much punishment. Klaus was handicapped with a blood poisoned bad hand.'" Boxing, March 9th 1912